callusing

Definition of callusingnext
present participle of callus

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callusing
Verb
  • As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.
    The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Dirt is everywhere, caking people’s Vans sneakers, and the day is a dull grey as clouds above threaten rain.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Prepare to be greeted by freezing temperatures and piles of grimy snow and slush crowding the sidewalks.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That translates to around 41 fewer days below freezing each year.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Cold frames and greenhouses are not required for acclimating plants to outdoor life, but these structures make hardening off plants easier.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
  • To prevent it from hardening altogether, use a terracotta brown sugar keeper to keep the brown sugar moist and fluffy.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Czech Republic’s new government will seek to transform the defense industry into an engine of the nation’s export economy as the flagship auto sector faces stiffening competition, Karel Havlicek, minister for industry and trade, told us.
    Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
  • These include stiffening of blood vessels, changes in heart muscle function and impaired ability of the cardiovascular system to respond to exertion.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fresh off a historic night at the Grammys, the trailblazing Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter is now set to take America’s biggest stage at the Super Bowl, solidifying a decade-long ascent that has redefined the American music industry.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • In the minds of Republicans, Democrats are solidifying the idea that our state government doesn’t play fair.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Callusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callusing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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